Meaning of COMPENDIUM
| Pronunciation: | | kum'pendeeum
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- [n] a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
- [n] a publication containing a variety of works
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| | Synonyms: | | collection |
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| | See Also: | | anthology, archives, compilation, digest, publication, summary | |
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| | Definition: | | Compendium
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Com*pen"di*um\, n.; pl. E. {Compendiums}, L.
{Compendia}. [L. compendium that which is weighed, saved, or
shortened, a short way, fr. compendere to weigh; com- +
pendere to weigh. See {Pension}, and cf. {Compend}.]
A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal
heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an
abridgment; an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary.
A short system or compendium of a science. --I. Watts.
Syn: See {Abridgment}.
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| | Related Terms: | | abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, Baedeker, brief, capsule, compend, condensation, condensed version, conspectus, digest, draft, enchiridion, epitome, guide, guidebook, head, manual, outline, overview, pandect, precis, review, rubric, shortened version, skeleton, sketch, survey, syllabus, synopsis, thumbnail sketch, topical outline, vade mecum |
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